jquery.formset.js

jquery.formset.js

;(function($) {
    $.fn.formset = function(opts)
    {
        var options = $.extend({}, $.fn.formset.defaults, opts),
            flatExtraClasses = options.extraClasses.join(' '),
            totalForms = $('#id_' + options.prefix + '-TOTAL_FORMS'),
            maxForms = $('#id_' + options.prefix + '-MAX_NUM_FORMS'),
            childElementSelector = 'input,select,textarea,label,div',
            $$ = $(this),

            applyExtraClasses = function(row, ndx) {
                if (options.extraClasses) {
                    row.removeClass(flatExtraClasses);
                    row.addClass(options.extraClasses[ndx % options.extraClasses.length]);
                }
            },

            updateElementIndex = function(elem, prefix, ndx) {
                var idRegex = new RegExp(prefix + '-(\\d+|__prefix__)-'),
                    replacement = prefix + '-' + ndx + '-';
                if (elem.attr("for")) elem.attr("for", elem.attr("for").replace(idRegex, replacement));
                if (elem.attr('id')) elem.attr('id', elem.attr('id').replace(idRegex, replacement));
                if (elem.attr('name')) elem.attr('name', elem.attr('name').replace(idRegex, replacement));
            },

            hasChildElements = function(row) {
                return row.find(childElementSelector).length > 0;
            },

            showAddButton = function() {
                return maxForms.length == 0 ||   // For Django versions pre 1.2
                    (maxForms.val() == '' || (maxForms.val() - totalForms.val() > 0))
            },

            insertDeleteLink = function(row) {
                if (row.is('TR')) {
                    // If the forms are laid out in table rows, insert
                    // the remove button into the last table cell:
                    row.children(':last').append('<a class="' + options.deleteCssClass +'" href="javascript:void(0)">' + options.deleteText + '</a>');
                } else if (row.is('UL') || row.is('OL')) {
                    // If they're laid out as an ordered/unordered list,
                    // insert an <li> after the last list item:
                    row.append('<li><a class="' + options.deleteCssClass + '" href="javascript:void(0)">' + options.deleteText +'</a></li>');
                } else {
                    // Otherwise, just insert the remove button as the
                    // last child element of the form's container:
                    row.append('<a class="' + options.deleteCssClass + '" href="javascript:void(0)">' + options.deleteText +'</a>');
                }
                row.find('a.' + options.deleteCssClass).click(function() {
                    var row = $(this).parents('.' + options.formCssClass),
                        del = row.find('input:hidden[id $= "-DELETE"]'),
                        buttonRow = row.siblings("a." + options.addCssClass + ', .' + options.formCssClass + '-add'),
                        forms;
                    if (del.length) {
                        // We're dealing with an inline formset.
                        // Rather than remove this form from the DOM, we'll mark it as deleted
                        // and hide it, then let Django handle the deleting:
                        del.val('on');
                        row.hide();
                        forms = $('.' + options.formCssClass).not(':hidden');
                    } else {
                        row.remove();
                        // Update the TOTAL_FORMS count:
                        forms = $('.' + options.formCssClass).not('.formset-custom-template');
                        totalForms.val(forms.length);
                    }
                    for (var i=0, formCount=forms.length; i<formCount; i++) {
                        // Apply `extraClasses` to form rows so they're nicely alternating:
                        applyExtraClasses(forms.eq(i), i);
                        if (!del.length) {
                            // Also update names and IDs for all child controls (if this isn't
                            // a delete-able inline formset) so they remain in sequence:
                            forms.eq(i).find(childElementSelector).each(function() {
                                updateElementIndex($(this), options.prefix, i);
                            });
                        }
                    }
                    // Check if we need to show the add button:
                    if (buttonRow.is(':hidden') && showAddButton()) buttonRow.show();
                    // If a post-delete callback was provided, call it with the deleted form:
                    if (options.removed) options.removed(row);
                    return false;
                });
            };

        $$.each(function(i) {
            var row = $(this),
                del = row.find('input:checkbox[id $= "-DELETE"]');
            if (del.length) {
                // If you specify "can_delete = True" when creating an inline formset,
                // Django adds a checkbox to each form in the formset.
                // Replace the default checkbox with a hidden field:
                if (del.is(':checked')) {
                    // If an inline formset containing deleted forms fails validation, make sure
                    // we keep the forms hidden (thanks for the bug report and suggested fix Mike)
                    del.before('<input type="hidden" name="' + del.attr('name') +'" id="' + del.attr('id') +'" value="on" />');
                    row.hide();
                } else {
                    del.before('<input type="hidden" name="' + del.attr('name') +'" id="' + del.attr('id') +'" />');
                }
                // Hide any labels associated with the DELETE checkbox:
                $('label[for="' + del.attr('id') + '"]').hide();
                del.remove();
            }
            if (hasChildElements(row)) {
                row.addClass(options.formCssClass);
                if (row.is(':visible')) {
                    insertDeleteLink(row);
                    applyExtraClasses(row, i);
                }
            }
        });

        if ($$.length) {
            var hideAddButton = !showAddButton(),
                addButton, template;
            if (options.formTemplate) {
                // If a form template was specified, we'll clone it to generate new form instances:
                template = (options.formTemplate instanceof $) ? options.formTemplate : $(options.formTemplate);
                template.removeAttr('id').addClass(options.formCssClass + ' formset-custom-template');
                template.find(childElementSelector).each(function() {
                    updateElementIndex($(this), options.prefix, '__prefix__');
                });
                insertDeleteLink(template);
            } else {
                // Otherwise, use the last form in the formset; this works much better if you've got
                // extra (>= 1) forms (thnaks to justhamade for pointing this out):
                template = $('.' + options.formCssClass + ':last').clone(true).removeAttr('id');
                template.find('input:hidden[id $= "-DELETE"]').remove();
                // Clear all cloned fields, except those the user wants to keep (thanks to brunogola for the suggestion):
                template.find(childElementSelector).not(options.keepFieldValues).each(function() {
                    var elem = $(this);
                    // If this is a checkbox or radiobutton, uncheck it.
                    // This fixes Issue 1, reported by Wilson.Andrew.J:
                    if (elem.is('input:checkbox') || elem.is('input:radio')) {
                        elem.attr('checked', false);
                    } else {
                        elem.val('');
                    }
                });
            }
            // FIXME: Perhaps using $.data would be a better idea?
            options.formTemplate = template;

            if ($$.attr('tagName') == 'TR') {
                // If forms are laid out as table rows, insert the
                // "add" button in a new table row:
                var numCols = $$.eq(0).children().length,   // This is a bit of an assumption :|
                    buttonRow = $('<tr><td colspan="' + numCols + '"><a class="' + options.addCssClass + '" href="javascript:void(0)">' + options.addText + '</a></tr>')
                                .addClass(options.formCssClass + '-add');
                $$.parent().append(buttonRow);
                if (hideAddButton) buttonRow.hide();
                addButton = buttonRow.find('a');
            } else {
                // Otherwise, insert it immediately after the last form:
                $$.filter(':last').after('<a class="' + options.addCssClass + '" href="javascript:void(0)">' + options.addText + '</a>');
                addButton = $$.filter(':last').next();
                if (hideAddButton) addButton.hide();
            }
            addButton.click(function() {
                var formCount = parseInt(totalForms.val()),
                    row = options.formTemplate.clone(true).removeClass('formset-custom-template'),
                    buttonRow = $($(this).parents('tr.' + options.formCssClass + '-add').get(0) || this);
                applyExtraClasses(row, formCount);
                row.insertBefore(buttonRow).show();
                row.find(childElementSelector).each(function() {
                    updateElementIndex($(this), options.prefix, formCount);
                });
                totalForms.val(formCount + 1);
                // Check if we've exceeded the maximum allowed number of forms:
                if (!showAddButton()) buttonRow.hide();
                // If a post-add callback was supplied, call it with the added form:
                if (options.added) options.added(row);
                return false;
            });
        }

        return $$;
    }

    /* Setup plugin defaults */
    $.fn.formset.defaults = {
        prefix: 'form',                  // The form prefix for your django formset
        formTemplate: null,              // The jQuery selection cloned to generate new form instances
        addText: 'add another',          // Text for the add link
        deleteText: 'remove',            // Text for the delete link
        addCssClass: 'add-row btn btn-success btn-block',          // CSS class applied to the add link
        deleteCssClass: 'hidden',    // CSS class applied to the delete link
        formCssClass: 'dynamic-form',    // CSS class applied to each form in a formset
        extraClasses: [],                // Additional CSS classes, which will be applied to each form in turn
        keepFieldValues: '',             // jQuery selector for fields whose values should be kept when the form is cloned
        added: null,                     // Function called each time a new form is added
        removed: null                    // Function called each time a form is deleted
    };
})(jQuery)

Hi there, this is a great help to new developers like me, I have applied the code all is working fine except the delete button, i cant understand why its not fuctioning, can you help me out in this matter,

i am working on a django app and in this formset i have set can_delete = True but still its not deleting rows not in html neither at backend.

@ItsmeFeddi It's because the management form values are not changed correctly. Same happened to me. the value "productshippingcost-TOTAL_FORMS" should not change when click delete, because then it will not be sent.
This code is somewhat outdated, you'll need to change some parts.

@dunkinman is because you are probably duplicating the last row of the formset, so it will take the current value of the last form in the formset.

I didn't realize people are still using this. 👍

There is an updated version that doesn't rely on jQuery.

I've adapted it below to work for newer django project (as well as .net). (I believe INITIAL_FORM_COUNT is simply called FORM_COUNT these days.)

https://gist.github.com/vandorjw/4294a6cd37ea1b861eb31f9e2322d68e

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Much better documentation here: https://schinckel.net/2017/02/05/django-dynamic-formsets/ . He has written a bunch more quality articles that are worth reading.

I am also a big fan of James Bennet's weblog here: https://www.b-list.org/weblog/